8 Beauty Uses Of Baking Soda

You can use that baking soda lying on your kitchen shelf in these 8 amazing ways.

1. As A Toothpaste

– Just mix 3% hydrogen peroxide with baking soda to get a paste.

– Put this paste on your toothbrush and brush away.

– Your teeth will be whitened in no time. A note if warning however, don’t use this recipe too often as it may damage your teeth enamel.

2. As A Face Peeling Agent

– Add ¾ of baking soda to ¼ cup of clean water.

– Mix until you have a paste.

– Apply to your face as a facial mask and let it harden by leaving it on for about 10 minutes.

– It will gently exfoliate your facial skin.

– Wash it off with warm water and apply a moisturising cream.

3. As A Deodorant

You can add some baking soda to water and also include a few drops of essential oil to the mixture. Transfer this mixture into a spray bottle and you have a natural deodorant spray that has no harmful side effects unlike commercial deodorant sprays in the market.

4. Use Baking Soda As A Shampoo To Deep Wash Your Hair

If you have oily hair or you want to wash off food chemicals from your hair derived from the use of commercial hair products like gel or foam, then you can deep wash it with baking soda and your regular shampoo.

Just add 1/2 a teaspoon of baking soda to the amount of shampoo you normally would use to wash your hair. Mix these two ingredients and wash your hair with it.

5. Use Baking Soda For Dry Washing Your Hair

Just apply baking soda to your hair if you are in a hurry in the morning and can’t properly shampoo your hair. Leave the baking soda on your hair to absorb those oil particles then come and you are good to go!

6. Use Baking Soda To Soothe Minor Burns

Baking soda will help soothe sunburns by reducing the pain and rejuvenating the skin. Just put two teaspoons of baking soda in about a litre of water. Soak a soft clean cloth in the mixture and apply to the sunburn, repeat the procedure once you notice the cloth is dry.

7. Baking Soda Is Great For Body Peeling

You can use baking soda as an all over body peeling agent.

Just till an empty bottle halfway way with baking soda, then add about 15 drops of essential oil to the baking soda. You then add water into the bottle until you can achieve your desired density and texture.

8. Use Baking Soda For Your Pedicure

Save money by mot visiting a pedicure salon with this homemade recipe. All you need do is pour some hot water into a basin and add 2 to 3 teaspoons of baking soda to the water. Next add about 2 drops of lavender essential oil to the mixture because of its soothing and relaxing attributes. Then you soak your feet in the mixture for about 20 minutes.

You can then try out feet peeling by using the same mixture as you would for your face peeling stated earlier.